In 1947, Jackie Robinson and Larry Dolby broke the color line into Major League Baseball. Fifty years later, Major League Baseball granted limited benefits to about 70 of the former Negro League players who played in the majors. To receive the pension, the ballplayer must have made the major league […]

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Randy Moss spent the night of Sept. 24 in jail and was later charged with careless driving and failure to obey a traffic officer. I wish I would’ve been there because from the reports that I read I still don’t understand what happened. Police spokeswoman Cyndi […]

Ram, jam, slam! It’s awesome baby! Those were the feelings of most fans in the Jake Gaither Athletic Center on Sunday after they watched the volleyball team take South Carolina State by storm winning the match in three straight games. The Rattlerettes finished off the Bulldogs in only an hour […]

Rytonia Johnson didn’t know what hit her tire. “My tire just gave out on me,” said Johnson, 18, a freshman business administration student from Madison. Johnson’s tire blow out could have been caused by under or over-inflation, which are the main factors that cause tire complications, said Steve Wright, sales […]

Standing outside of the locker room after the game, with ice taped to his hip, wincing in pain, senior quarterback Reggie Hayes modestly accepted compliments from teammates, fans and coaches. Hayes had completed 15 of 21 pass attempts for 213 yards and three touchdowns in the Rattlers’ 37-24 win over […]

Michael Jordan, who led the Washington Wizards in scoring, assists and steals last season, announced Thursday that he will drag himself back onto the court for yet another season. Jordan, 39, missed 22 games last season due to knee injuries, particularly in his right knee. Now, after a contemplative off-season, […]

Who put the cyanide in the Kool-Aid? That’s the question The Rev. Jesse Jackson, The Rev. Al Sharpton and others are asking after seeing the smash hit “Barbershop,” a movie surrounding shop owner Calvin Palmer (Ice Cube) and his father’s hand-me-down hair-cutting business. Jackson is outraged at a scene that […]

Haitian Cultural Club will hold the “Apollo Night” interest meeting today at 6 p.m. in the Snake Pit. For more information, call Augustine Rho at 224-3041. Progressive Black Men will be hosting their first bowling social of the year tonight at Galimore Lanes from 6 to 10. For more information, […]

The Mary Brogan Museum of Art and Science is bringing a little of the past to the present with its “After the Dinosaur Prehistoric Beasts” exhibit. The museum has transformed its first floor into the Ice Age using skylights, sound effects and plants. “It is a great opportunity for kids […]

On her “Voyage to India” she found love and happiness. India.Arie’s sophomore album, “Voyage to India,” is a velvety wave of romantic reassurance. In her debut album “Acoustic Soul,” she was “Ready for Love” and- from the sounds of this latest release – she’s found it. Six of the 12 […]